Head temple of the Rinzai Tenryuji-ha and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, founded in 1339 by Shogun Ashikaga Takauji to pray for the repose of Emperor Go-Daigo. The Sogenchi Garden, designed by Muso Soseki, is a masterpiece strolling pond garden that borrows Mt. Arashiyama and Mt. Kameyama as its backdrop, celebrated for the sublime views of spring cherry blossoms and autumn foliage reflected in the…
Founded in 1339 by Ashikaga Takauji to mourn Emperor Go-Daigo, with Muso Soseki as founding priest. 'Tenryuji Ships' were sent to Yuan China to fund construction. Ranked 1st of the Kyoto Five Mountains. Despite eight fires, Muso Soseki's Sogenchi Garden survives from the founding era as a Special Pl…
Averting disaster, directional protection, warding off epidemics. Central at Fudo, Kannon, and Gion-related sites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "釈迦如来"
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